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Female fans normally know more facts about what’s going on than men do anyway. I’d say they’re a more intelligent fan on top of that. They normally know more about what we’ve done than we know about what we’ve done. --- Tony Stewart

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There are female fans who take apart engines and will take you apart if you have a problem with that; who are drawn to the danger and mystery of the sport; who watch races on TV to witness pure passion and unscripted emotion; who love the camaraderie of these family-friendly festivals; who feel the nervous anxiety of the lip-biting wives atop the pit boxes. --- Andrew Giangola “The Weekend Starts on Wednesday”

Likely Suspects: The Bank of America 500 at Charlotte is the Round Two opener, making it a great opportunity for drivers like Jimmie Johnson and Austin Dillon who run well here. However, these Charlotte elite drivers will be racing hard to keep them out of Victory Lane: Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne, Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards, Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth and the two-time winner from Round One, Martin Truex Jr.

My 2 Cents: Going into this playoff round the driver who used to be synonymous with Charlotte Motor Speedway, Jimmie Johnson, sits in the precarious position of 11th place in the standings. Could he make some noise this weekend? Or will Kevin Harvick, who is usually pretty respectable here, bounce back after a disappointing 37th place finish at Dover?